CVE-2019-25683

FileZilla 3.40.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the local search functionality that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying a malformed path string. Attackers can trigger the crash by entering a crafted path containing 384 'A' characters followed by 'BBBB' and 'CCCC' sequences in the search directory field and initiating a local search operation.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://filezilla-project.org	Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46484	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/filezilla-denial-of-service-via-local-search	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:filezilla-project:filezilla_client:3.40.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-05 21:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 22:10

NVD link : CVE-2019-25683

Mitre link : CVE-2019-25683

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-25683

JSON object : View

Products Affected

filezilla-project

filezilla_client

CWE

CWE-532

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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